AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-06-21)_在线英语听力室

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1. There has been more sound and fury than substance in today's congressional hearing into BP. The chairman of the oil giant apologized for the spill in the Gulf¹, but didn’t answer many questions. And instead, he didn’t have the answers with him.

2. Democrats² are steamed over words of Republican Joe Barton. The Texan is accusing the White House of shaking down BP to create a twenty-billion dollar slush fund. Democrats say the money BP is putting aside is hardly a slush fund and will all go to Gulf recovery.

3. The death toll³ has risen to 25 in the French Riviera, following flash floods that hit earlier in the week. Cleanup is continuing now. But there’s more bad weather in the forecast.

4. And the Pac-10 is now up to 12 teams. The University of Utah is joining the College Football Conference. The Utah has been in Mountain West and was looking for better exposure.

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1 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。 There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

2 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。 The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

3 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。 The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

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AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-06-21)